Across
- 3. Which party leaders election campaign included a trip to Thorpe Park
- 5. Had the fastest serve on the 2024 ATP tour
- 6. Who deceived 21 others and came out triumphant in a Scottish castle
- 7. Which Blue Peter presenter did Julian meet (4,5)
- 9. Athlete who made history by becoming the first to win eight Olympic all-around golds (6,5)
- 11. What do you call the practice of farming on rewetted marshland?
- 13. Britpop band who announced reunion in 2024
- 14. Slough House spy thriller (4,6)
- 15. Artist who's world tour netted over $2 billion
- 18. Dog tracking company that Gordon would have loved in 2022
- 21. Which capital city gifts the Trafalgar Square Xmas Tree
- 25. Sci-fi named olympic breakdancer who represented Australia at the Paris Olympics
- 27. Infant antlered animal featured in a popular tv series (4,8)
- 28. Who said 'I’d like to munch the living daylights out of your little tart’ on prime time television in 2013 (4,7)
- 31. Which English seaside town has taken Gordon back to his roots?
- 33. Architect who designed Hanover terrace on Regents Park (4,4)
- 36. Glasgow sweet-themed fantasy event that did not live up to expectation (5,5)
- 39. British tennis player who reached the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time (6,7)
- 40. Who listened to 'things can only get better' whilst standing in the rain in SW1A 2AA
- 41. In what US city did the President Elect allege that the residents were eating cats and dogs
- 42. Famous duo making a Christmas comeback (7,3,6)
Down
- 1. French country garden belonging to impressionist?
- 2. Which popular Christmas carol, is based on the Ukrainian New Year song "Shchedryk" (5,2,3,5)
- 4. This German city makes "scents" for a wedding?
- 7. Gather under for a Christmas kiss
- 8. What word did Charlie XCX use to describe Kamala Harris
- 10. Which stranger appears in Patricia Highsmith's mono remake set in Italy (6,5)
- 12. The first city to use driverless public buses during the Summer Olympics
- 16. Glastonbury 2024 headline act featuring on Pyramid Stage for the first time (3,8)
- 17. Who sings about beautiful things? (6,5)
- 19. Name of viral pygmy thai hippo (3,7)
- 20. Oxford dictionary's 2024 word of the year
- 22. River that runs through Berlin
- 23. Which 2024 Olympic torch bearer announced his retirement in October after 36 grand slam victories
- 24. In which city do Emma and Dexter meet in One Day?
- 26. First name of both finalists in the darts Players Championship 2024
- 29. Site where Novak Djokovic clinched his record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title
- 30. Which duo made Christmas No 1, 39 & 40 years after the first release
- 32. Played Harry Truman in Nolan's Oppenheimer
- 34. Which ocean sits on the west coast of Portugal
- 35. Northern county home to the second Wildhive hotel
- 37. Who has visited 15 different countries since the 5th July (4,7)
- 38. Who will be leading the brand new 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) in the next US Government?